Extreme 40 Champions announce European Series crew line-up

3:23 PM Wed 19 May 2010 GMT

'Masirah training off Hamble' Lloyd Images/Oman Sail Click Here to view large photo

Oman Sail's Masirah, current European and Asian Extreme Sailing Series champions, have announced a new line-up for the 2010 European Series. Two Extreme 40 teams will represent the Sultanate of Oman in the European series and both begin the series confident after The Wave, Muscat finished second only to Masirah in the Asian series. Masirah proudly displays the new national brand of Oman, following the recently announced collaboration between Oman Sail and Brand Oman Management Unit, in order to promote Oman as a high-end tourist destination. With the French superstar Loick Peyron, also known as 'Mr Multihull', joining the current ...

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by Into the Blue